The best of hospital leadership take an active interest and role in safety and quality at their facility, an attitude that can help quality improvement departments, accreditation coordinators, and others who live and breathe process improvement institute the changes they need to keep...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 5
Editor's note: Below is the conclusion of our article from the April edition of BOJ on the recent survey experience of Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove, IL, which experienced five Disease-Specific Certification programs.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 5
One of the ongoing challenges for Joint Commission survey coordinators is also one of the most simple to put into words: How do we put Joint Commission educational materials into the hands of our staff?
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 5
Based on the Association for Healthcare Accreditation Professionals’ (AHAP) recent working group call on the subject, the organization has conducted a brief survey on the status of challenges related to the Medical Staff chapter of The Joint Commission’s Comprehensive...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 3
Shelley Lockard, RN, BSN, physician marketing coordinator at Indiana (PA) Regional Medical Center (IRMC), first encountered the HeartCaring® program, which she now coordinates, by finding a note on her desk telling her that it was to be one...